Elaeodendron schinoides

Elaeodendron schinoides (known as the spoonwood or smalblad), is a species of flowering plant in family Celastraceae.^[1] It is a medium-sized tree from the southern Western Cape province of South Africa. It has opposing leaves that show elastic threads when broken, and red fleshy fruit that becomes dry later in the year.

Elaeodendron schinoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Elaeodendron
Species:	E. schinoides
Binomial name
Elaeodendron schinoides Spreng. (1824)
Synonyms[1]
Cassine schinoides (Spreng.) R.H.Archer (1997) Hartogia angustifolia Turcz. (1863) Hartogia capensis L.f. (1782), nom. illeg. Hartogia lanceolata Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Szyszył. (1888) Hartogia multiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. (1835) Hartogia riparia Eckl. & Zeyh. (1835) Hartogia schinoides C.A.Sm. (1951) Hartogiella schinoides (Spreng.) Codd (1983) Schrebera schinoides Thunb. (1794), not validly publ.